Harnessing the Power of Technology for 3rd Teachers and Students!

8:30
Welcome & Library Resources
9:15
iPod Tips & Tricks
9:30
New iPod Apps
10:00
StoryBird and Skitch
10:45
Projectors, Document Cameras, Audio

iphone-tips-tricks.jpg iPod Tips and Tricks

  • Save photos by holding down one finger on the photo until you get the choice to Save Image or Copy. If you choose Save Image it will be added to the Photos app.
  • Push Notifications - No
  • Use your location? - Yes
  • Create a link to a website on the iPad screen: Adding a button to the Home Screen
  • Teachers plug in iPods. Keep them charged.
  • Can you print from an iPod?
  • Use the Share button to email student projects to teachers
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  • Are you in Contacts?

iPod Apps for Teaching and Learning
  • Content on the iPad: Audio for Science and Social Studies books and Open Court audio books
  • MagLand - Dani Mrazek
  • Pic Collage - Paula - States of Matter - Gas, Liquid, Solid
  • Sock Puppets - Liz - Poems


Tools for Laptops
  • StoryBird- an online tool for creating stories: Storybird reverses the process of visual storytelling by starting with the image and "unlocking" the story inside. Choose an artist or a theme, get inspired, and start writing.
  • Skitch - is an easy-to-use, free app that helps you capture, edit and markup your screen captures and images with shapes and comments 60 Second Introduction to Skitch

Using your new LCD Projector, Document Camera, and Audio

  • Place an icon in your dock for the Easy Interactive Tools in your dock
  • Close your Easy Interactive Tools with the X at the bottom right side of the tool bar.
    Close Interactive Tools.jpg
  • Plug in your audio
  • Set up Displays to show in your Menu Bar
  • Set Display resolutions to match between computer and projector:
    1280 x 768 96hz and 1280 x 800